Friday, January 29, 2010

Patois-English Jamaican Style

Hoy mi_hija salio para Jamaica-
USA Translation To Jamaican (Potois)http://www.jamaicans.com/RRaggamuffin: Used to describe some who is a roughneck or street tough.Rampin: playingray ray: similar to saying "etc etc"rawda: ratherraw: hungry, outspoken, directratbat: fruit eatingkniferathid: a term used in surprise, similar to Ooh Noorail up: get excitedI

I an I: me

i-dren: Friend, Brethren

inna: into, in

irie: nice, right, cool

ital: natural, organic

Im: him, her

Ssey: say

seckle: settle

sidung: sit down

simiya: I'm here

sinting: something

sista: sisterAall fruits ripe: an expression which means "everything is going well".alla wi: all of us.artical: respectedascordin: accordingasham: A popular Jamaican snack made with crushed roasted corn, salt and pepperAs if you couldn't tell, my oldest left today for Jamaica - All Fruits Ripe :-)